Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

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battle event in the Reconquista medieval battle

The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa was a decisive 1212 clash in Iberia in which Christian forces crushed the Almohad Caliphate, marking a major turning point in the Reconquista.

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Batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Reconquista ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ
surface form: Batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa

Battle of Úbeda ⓘ
associatedWithCity Jaén NERFINISHED ⓘ
Úbeda NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizedBy Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate

Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
combatantReligion Islam ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
commander Alfonso VIII of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur ⓘ
surface form: Muhammad al-Nasir

Peter II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sancho VII of Navarre NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryAtTime Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate
date 1212-07-16 ⓘ
followedBy Reconquista ⓘ
surface form: Christian conquests in Andalusia
hasCategory Battles involving the Almohad Caliphate ⓘ
Battles of the Reconquista ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
impact accelerated decline of Almohad rule in al-Andalus ⓘ
strengthened Christian kingdoms of Castile and Aragon ⓘ
involvedEntity Papal Crusade ⓘ
involvedMilitaryUnit Almohad infantry ⓘ
Christian heavy cavalry ⓘ
location Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierra Morena ⓘ
near Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ
opponent Almohad dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Almohad Caliphate

Iberian kingdoms ⓘ
surface form: Christian kingdoms of Iberia
partOf Reconquista ⓘ
surface form: Almohad–Christian wars

Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Alarcos ⓘ
region Andalusia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result decisive Christian victory ⓘ
significance decisive defeat of Almohad power in Iberia ⓘ
major turning point in the Reconquista ⓘ
opened the way for Christian advance into Andalusia ⓘ
typeOfWarfare pitched battle ⓘ
year 1212 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Batalla de Las Navas de Tolosa
Reconquista → hasPart → Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ
Almohad dynasty → notableEvent → Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ⓘ